Bolchazy-Carducci Summer Webinars

Hone your skills and earn continuing education credits*

Study with experts as our scholars teach Latin teachers via online seminars. Whether you’re a new Latin teacher looking for teaching tips or a seasoned veteran seeking professional education credits for recertification, Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers offers a diverse menu of options to give you what you need.

More than just an online lecture, attendees can dialogue with each other and the speakers, view presentations, and explore teaching materials used by the speakers themselves. Sessions last approximately two hours, with a mid-point break.

To register for one or more webinars, complete the registration form. If you have questions, please contact Judy Armstrong at jarmstrong@bolchazy.com.

Upcoming Webinars:

This webinar aims to generate discussion among teachers on preparing students for national examinations in mythology and the ways in which Classical Mythology & More can help. We will discuss the features of the book that make it useful for students of mythology. It paraphrases the original sources as much as possible, keeping editorial comment and embellishment to a minimum. It offers short answer exercises for self-testing recall of names and events, and more thought-provoking questions to encourage deeper reflection. We will also discuss the purpose of studying myths in secondary school and consider the ways they can still tell us about ourselves.

Thurs., August 14 - 2:00 p.m. EST (1:00 p.m. CST): “Learning to Read Ovid,” Caroline Perkins, Marshall College

The Ovid webinar will cover the teaching of Ovid at both the secondary school and college levels, including Advanced Placement.  One issue of particular emphasis will be how to enable the student to make a successful transition from the learning of grammar to the reading of Latin literature. For this topic we will be using the “pre-reading” approach, defined by Jennifer Rea in CPL online, which “presents the key concepts within a text and provides a context and background information for the literature that students are about to read.” We also will focus on how to teach students of varying levels of preparation in the same classroom.  Select passages from the Metamorphoses will be used to exemplify these and other pedagogical issues.  The webinar will begin with a brief introduction on Ovid and his works and will include recent bibliography with suggestions on how to incorporate it into the classroom.

Cost:

$99.00 per webinar.

More webinars will be offered in Fall 2008 by LeaAnn Osburn, Helena Dettmer, Robert Sonkowsky, and more!

*If you are a junior high or high school teacher, check with your school, district, or state department of education prior to enrolling to ensure you will qualify for credits towards professional development. In many states, these webinars may be treated like professional conferences.